A girl plays in the interactive fountain at the newly renovated Union Station in Denver on Saturday. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post)

Since I live in Denver, I pay some attention to the various places my tax dollars are used. Saturday was the official opening of the re-development of Union Station and the transportation hub for buses, light rail and trains. Lovely day, lots of folks, food and drink, and the best thing my tax dollars have ever bought: a children’s water park. Water spurting up and out at changing intensities; freakin’ genius.

Thank you, Dana Crawford and all of the other people who have been and are working hard on this project. If anyone is having a bad day, go to the Union Station water park and watch for a while. I bet you’ll feel better; if not, you might need to sit under one of the spouts for a bit.

Rocky Hill, Denver

This letter was published in the July 29 edition.

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The Denver Post reported that the developer of the 1,500-room Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Conference Center would add a massive indoor-outdoor water park to its plans. Some questions come to mind.

How much water will be required and where will it come from? What happens to the project when the area is hit with a drought? Will nearby residents and farmers of Denver and Adams counties have to ration their water use?

The backers of the project estimate it will draw “450,000 net new visitors per year.” What was the basis for this estimate?

What really brings tourists to Colorado is spectacular mountain scenery, great skiing, national parks and monuments unique to our state, not hotels or water parks, which are found in all areas of the U.S.

Mitchell Brodsky, Denver

This letter was published in the Feb. 16 edition.

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